Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Former President Donald Trump said during a Wednesday rally that he would travel to Springfield, Ohio, the focal point of unsubstantiated claims targeting Haitian migrants, 'in the next two weeks.' 'I’m going to go there in the next two weeks. I’m going to Springfield and I’m going to Aurora,' Trump said during a rally in Uniondale, New York.
'' Mayor Rob Rue of Springfield, a Republican, said during a news conference on Tuesday that a visit from Trump 'would be an extreme strain on our resources.' 'So it’d be fine with me if they decided not to make that visit,' he added. NBC News has previously reported that Trump planned to visit Springfield 'soon.' As Trump, Vance and their allies repeatedly spread false claims about the city, Ohio Gov.
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